Water/Irrigation
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The rain everyone around us is getting over the past few weeks has really seemed to be missing Appling County with only a few places here and there receiving just a few tenths. We have a good chance for rain tomorrow and I pray we get it as it is much needed to finish out…
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We received some much needed rain in the county this past weekend. Although, I have heard of anywhere from just a quarter inch to up to 1.2″ of rain. This still does not meet the water requirements we need for our cotton and peanuts that are in peak water demand at this time of the…
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From flood to drought, no in between. It has been 3 weeks since our last adequate rainfall, but we have a good chance of rainfall for next week which will be a little late on timely but much needed. I have seen cotton and peanuts both starting to wilt in dryland fields. Also seen this…
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Fields are still a little wet after the big rain on June 19th that came across south Georgia. South of Baxley received anywhere from 5-10″ of rain and north of Baxley received anywhere between 3-5″ of rain. The sudden down pour has delayed herbicide applications as well as fungicide applications in peanuts. With the beneficial…
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2026 East Georgia Pecan Field Day Please see the attached flyer about the East Georgia Pecan Field Day. Contact Pam Sapp at the Jefferson County Extension office to register for the field day. UGA Row Crop Insect Scout School Cotton, Peanut, and Soybean Insect Scout Schools (Phillip Roberts): Insect scouting schools will be conducted on…
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According to the UGA Weather Network, Baxley has received 3 inches of rain over the past 10 days. Even though we have received some much needed rain we are still in bad drought conditions. Cotton and Peanut planting kicked off early last week in Appling county and we now have a handful of fields with…
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Blueberry harvesting is in full swing in Appling County. Overall southern highbush production this year has been good, although due to the drought we do not have as large in size of blueberries this year. Looking at the 10- day forecast there are a few rainy days in the forecast including a large rain for…
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It has become so dry that we are beyond the point of being worried about just being able to put seed in the ground or not. Our are area is in a dire need of rainfall, please continue to pray for rain, and those in Clinch, Echols, and Brantley counties that are being severely impacted…
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It is still extremely dry with no rainy days in the forecast. A good amount of corn has been planted in the county as of this week but we are still only about a third of the way through with planting as we are waiting for moisture. Dryland corn stands will suffer due to the…
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2026 UPW Training Locations Appling County Young Farmer/UGA Extension Pre-Planting Meeting Appling/Bacon Blueberry Sprayer Field Day Midville Cover Crop Field Day Appling County Pecan Production Meeting Alapaha Blueberry Field Day